[Judith Anne]

Thanks for posting. I'm sorry the station owner was arrested...if more station owners did this, people wouldn't try to steal so often. It's a very common crime.

[tuvals]

No, if more station owners did this then perhaps some innocent individual or individuals may have been shot. It is like crossing the no passing line and colliding with a car in the other lane. It was just plain STUPID of this gas station owner chase down these me. Get the tag # of the vehicle. Better yet, have the pumps set up so you have to go inside, pay for what you pump and the owner can set the dollar value. The pump stops, dealer gets paid and all is well and good. Now, if it was an attempted robbery in his store and he pulled his gun and shot the culprits, so be it. This guy should lose his gun license and I am sure it is no longer in his possession already.

[ErnBatavia]

California hasn't had pump-then-pay for probably 25 years. If you don't have a credit card for the pump reader, you get the added joy of standing in line while the clerk figures out the lottery tickets for the clown in front of you.

Then, of course, you get to do it all over again to get your change.